Songbird Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Yes, you will get a confirmation email with tracking info when your order ships. I'm a little backed up this weekend, but should have all outstanding orders shipped by Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterZero Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Received my copy a little while ago - what an amazing game, technically very impressive, very fast - and most importantly, great fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan José Torres Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Has anyone else noticed how the cart in the new production run of Zaku and the newly minted carts coming from Telegames are exactly identical? They have the same texture, exact same dimensions, and even have the same little square mark on the lower part of the right edge, wich is probably where the hole is placed through which plastic is injected in the mould. This, together with the fact that Telegames started releasing games in new curved lip carts for the first time in 25 years on the very same month that Zaku was re-released, makes me think that Super Fighter Team and Telegames are probably sourcing their carts from the same manufacturer. Maybe minimum order was too large for either of them and they decided to order together from the same manufacturer (¿maybe from China, since carts for the first production run for Zaku were also manufactured in China?) and split costs. Or maybe Super Fighter Team ordered more carts than they needed and they are selling their excess blank carts to third parties. Carl's anouncement that he will be re-stocking some of Songbird's releases with new carts and his apparent hint in another thread that they will be in curved carts make me wonder if his games will be released in the same carts Zaku and Telegames are apparently using? Not that I think that any of this is wrong, quite the contrary in fact, but I'm really curious about the story behind these carts. Would be nice if Brandon, Carl or Pete could shed some light on this topic. Edited September 21, 2018 by Juan José Torres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Nice find. Creating the plastics with a 3D printer or using laser sintering is time consuming and expensive. Currently I am experimenting with bamboo. But I assume that homebrewers would be very interested in getting small amounts of these plastics as well. I would be interested in around 100 pieces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Just thought everyone would like to know a while back I acquired a batch of Zaku carts directly from SFT. These are brand new with box and manual, of course. They will go up on the Songbird website this week for first come, first serve orders. Congrats once again to SFT for releasing such an impressive game both in terms of production and gameplay for Lynx fans. Get it while you can! Now that's how I like to order games. - Listed on website - clicked button - PayPal paid Done. I've ordered only Zaku so I will ask for the cheaper shipping please Awesome to still be able to get it in a (IMHO) normal order process Thanks Carl !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpmeister Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 After being on the fence I've ordered Zaku from Songbird as well. Even though it felt a bit like a steep price, I'm guessing I won't get another chance any time soon. The lower shipping to Europe did give me the last push I needed, so I'll gladly make use of that. Looking forward to it and thanks Carl for putting them up this way . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Yes I had the same feelings exactly. It arrived safely yesterday without any troubles.. Although I’m not a collector at all, I must say it was fun looking at the box, opening it and reading the manual. Sad thing is that I can’t play it yet because my Lynx is still laying open because of my latest hardware mod project....but I think I’ll assemble it since that project simply doesn’t want to work for some reason.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enthusi Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I have not yet received Zaku (Germany). If that is still within expectations, I am fine. Just wanted to kindly ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpmeister Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 My order is laying at the post office (as I wasn't home yesterday when it was delivered), I'll be picking it up today. Mine was ordered through Songbird though (at the 29th of september), I'm not sure where / when you've ordered yours @enthusi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enthusi Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Maybe a year ago or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Email them. They don't follow this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Just ordered mine from Telegames (UK), looking forward to it. Been a Telegames (UK) customer since 1985, very reliable seller indeed. (Ordered Lynx games from him last few months, shipping usually 2 weeks tops) Edited October 12, 2018 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadPricey Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Just ordered mine from Telegames (UK), looking forward to it. Been a Telegames (UK) customer since 1985, very reliable seller indeed. (Ordered Lynx games from him last few months, shipping usually 2 weeks tops) Do you have the link to Zaku on Telegames UK site. I can't find it in search or through the entire Atari Lynx pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Just got my order/shipping confirmation as well Edited October 12, 2018 by high voltage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynxHandyCaster Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Do you have the link to Zaku on Telegames UK site. I can't find it in search or through the entire Atari Lynx pages. Hi, BadPricey: If you're in the US and you didn't notice this earlier in the thread, Songbird Productions is selling Zaku for $59.95 + $8 shipping. I got mine in less than a week. http://songbird-productions.com/catalog.shtml If you're in the UK or Europe, Telegames (UK) is probably the better choice for shipping. Eat. Sleep. LYNX. Repeat. -MillipedeMan a.k.a. Mark Edited October 12, 2018 by MillipedeMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Just purchased from Songbird:) cant wait to play again. Still kicking myself for selling my Lynx stuff a few years back. But I got another one now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Just purchased from Songbird:) cant wait to play again. Still kicking myself for selling my Lynx stuff a few years back. But I got another one now Yes, I sold my collection way back (kept Bubble Trouble, Blue Lightning demo and T-Tris), but it's fun to re-collect nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 If you're in the US and you didn't notice this earlier in the thread, Songbird Productions is selling Zaku for $59.95 + $8 shipping. I got mine in less than a week. http://songbird-productions.com/catalog.shtml Glad I checked back in on this thread. Order placed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Got my little beauty today from Telegames UK, delivery time less than 2 weeks (UK - DE) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 My copy arrived today - really pleased with the quick shipping! Also picked up Championship Rally with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpmeister Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I've spent a few hours on Zaku last night and it's a great game so far As it was getting too late, I had to stop at (one of the) final boss(es). As I can't seem to find the spoiler tag, I'm trying to keep it as vague as possible; The boss which spawns the 'mini-boss' Zouzzz posted about here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/151560-zaku-for-the-atari-lynx-official-thread/?p=4102656 I've been banging my head at that one for about 40 minutes as well, it's the first boss I can't really recognise a pattern or any kind of logic in the attacks it does. So when I've gotten past it (I think twice?), it felt like luck. So if anyone has hints as to how to beat this boss, please send me a PM . It just feels like I'm missing... something. Also, reading back in this thread (all the way back to 2009), I noticed a mention about the existance of a level select code. As I'm quite likely going to speedrun this game, could anyone PM me this? It would help a lot with practice attempts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zouzzz Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I'm like you Grumpmeister. :-) or :'-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpmeister Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I'm like you Grumpmeister. :-) or :'-( I've checked the VOD of my playthrough yesterday and did discover a pattern. Using that, I've played through the entire game yesterday to try it out and after some tries I did get more consistent at killing that boss. I'd love to hear from others what their strategy was, but to help you out: The attacks follow a certain pattern as in: - First attack will be shot from the bottom - Second attack will come from the top - Third attack from the bottom etc. etc. This means that for the first attack, you should stay around the top of the screen (not at the left-most edge, since an 'upwards' attack from the bottom can still reach the corner). Then move to the bottom, same deal, don't be at the far end. And follow that strategy for a little bit. After some cycles of top - bottom (around 8 to 10 projectiles fired), you'll notice that the projectile that was usually fired from the bottom is moving further and further up and will likely be fired from the middle. From this point onwards, the safest area is to stay at the bottom, around the horizontal middle of the screen. During this I just barraged the boss with the small bullets. I think she's too slim for the big shot to do enough damage, and she's too far to the right to damage-boost and use the thrusters. Maybe she can be hit around the head with thrusters, but I'd advice against it as the fight itself is pretty long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Was sitting at work today playing ZAKU, the tune is very catchy too. Been a long time since I used my Atari Lynx at work (most of the time I'm playing Bubble Witch Saga on my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 2). Anyway, enjoying the game (Zaku) a lot. No high score yet, but I'm working on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Spoiler Alert - Here's the level select cheat for Zaku explained - https://atarigamer.com/lynx/game-cheat/Zaku/318104785 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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